Shoesmade​​in China until 1988

As a result ofthelongstruggle, the feet maimed was bannedin 1911, andin1949,MaoZedongalsoemphasizedthe freedom ofthe feet.Lack ofdemand, thelastspecialwomen'sfootwearmakerfactoryclosed itsdoorspermanently in 1988.

Giraffe'sneck,asign ofbeauty

Thegiraffe-neckedwomenwhose necks flexing withmetalcirclesprovidean early age, especially inThailandandMainmar-comePadaungKarenethnic groupliving in the territoryunderstrain- Burma.Thespiralneckwear is connectedwithmanymythsdisclosure.According to one ofthem thespiralprotectthewearer from the tiger bite,andotherlegendsit is believedthewomenstarted towear it,sotheywere less attractivein the eyes oftheslave traders. However, themost commonexplanation forthisclaims justthe opposite:theextra-longneckissupposed to bea symbol ofbeautyandwealth,the wearercan geta betterhusbandthan without.Inthat traditionis still alivetoday,quiteprosaicreasons:to attracttouriststo Thailand. Thespiral isbeginning towear on thegirlsbeforepuberty, the number ofconvolutedcircles to the neck increaseas the years pass-theirweighup to4-5kilograms in adulthood. The heavy metal spiral presses the collar-bone and the upper ribs, due to which the collar-bone seems the part of the long neck. According totribalcustom, the adulteryis punishedby removingthenecklace. During thelong years ofthewearer'sneck musclescompletelycoiledbecome weak, thus aftertheremoval ofthe spiral the woman'sentire lifewill be tied tothe bed.

A significant number ofPadaung refugeesliving in Thailandonlyin recent decades because of persecution suffered in Burma.Therefugee vulnerabilitycan be exploitedby manyThaitravel agenciestrying toget rich by giraffe-necked women.

Sati, or themodernageBonfire

The barbaric custom of sati was formerlymentioned sacredIndianhorrorstoredasa voluntaryburning at the stakeare nowbanned, yettherestillare examples-alreadymostlyin Bengal,RajasthanandneighborhoodBenareswascustomary.

According to the researchers of the Indianway of life,holdingwomenas objectsaccompaniedtheir husbandsto the other side,other researchersonlysaw themen'sjealousyin relation to thestake of wives:topreventthat after thedeath, the other one to enjoythe companionship of wives.Indoctrinatedat a young age into thegirlchildren the nationalsize of thevoluntaryburning at the stake.Thesati meantglory,courageandbroughtfameto the woman,and thewholefamily.

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Playmouth in Africa and South-America

At that time of eighteenth century women of Murzu,Suri tribes (Ethiopia) disguised themselves with a clay plate, so they would not be attractive to slave traders.Nowadays, however, the mouthpiece is a symbol of beauty.The size of the plate also shows how many cows her husband paid for the groom for his fairy. For women with smaller lips, 40, while for women with larger lips, 60 cows may be paid. To insert the plate it needs to remove some teeth, cut the lips and insert a smaller plate. At the age of 15-16 they cut the lower lip, and initially insert smaller pieces of wood into the opening. As time goes by, the plate are getting bigger and bigger. Participation is of course "not mandatory, but - in order to preserve peace - it is strongly recommended". The lower teeth of the little girls are beaten off already at 8 years of age. The plate can be removed, but never in the presence of men, even though they can not talk or eat. Not to mention the ears...A ritual ceremony also applies to men, but they only have to go through an innocuous test: they paint their bodies with plant-based paint.

Breast ironing in Africa

This is for "protection" of girls.Mothers lower the chest of their daughters, so men do not rape them, they do not get pregnant and can finish the school. In West and Central Africa, teenager girls are scared from the day their breasts will visible.As soon as this happens, a terrible ritual begins: the breast ironing. A female member of the family, usually the mother begins with a flat, hot object, such as a pestle, coconut shells, grinding stones, scabs for the terrible operation. Parents are terrified that their daughters may get pregnant before marriage. However, the family does not think what a devastation the body carries on breast cancer: abscesses, cysts, various infections, and sometimes can cause cancer.Sometimes, after surgery, the breasts will not develop or become asymmetrical after having mutilated the symbol of femininity with hot stones for months.